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the pentagon briefed yesterday saying the furloughs among civilian employees would not take place until late april. >> i think the process begins, an administrative process for you and not something that will begin and notices began to go out but i would refer you to the pentagon for details. >> you have to cut into other things. >> each agency is dealing with the serious implications of the sequester to their budgets. the defense is one of those agencies that will be hit very hard but i refer you to the agencies themselves about how they are managing the process. >> the president got good news because rick scott said he now wants to expand medicaid. he is one of several -- several republican governors who have looked flopped on that. how does the white house review that? >> we are focused on implementation of the portable care act. we think the decisions made by governors across the country to move forward with implementation recognize that the benefits here for providing affordable health care to citizens of their state are very worthwhile. and we will continue to work with governors
the pentagon briefed yesterday saying the furloughs among civilian employees would not take place until late april. >> i think the process begins, an administrative process for you and not something that will begin and notices began to go out but i would refer you to the pentagon for details. >> you have to cut into other things. >> each agency is dealing with the serious implications of the sequester to their budgets. the defense is one of those agencies that will be hit very...
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i think the pentagon would be the place to go for that. i can say that the president believes and agrees with the speaker of the house that the sequester should not become fact. it was never meant to become immplementmented policy because in part, the cuts to our defense are too severe and it would affect our national security. but the specifics would have to be addressed at the pentagon. thanks, everybody. ok, i'll take you question. >> there are tens of thousands of people who are middle-class workers, who work in corporate aviation. my question is, including several tens of thousands in kansas, washington, oklahoma, they are very worried about the president's comments about eliminating the tax exemption. in their world, every time it has been eliminated there have been layoffs and there has been thousands in kansas. since the president stay started mentioning this, these are middle-class workers. what would you say to them? >> i would say that makinging budgets and choices about deficit reduction always involves difficult choices. if th
i think the pentagon would be the place to go for that. i can say that the president believes and agrees with the speaker of the house that the sequester should not become fact. it was never meant to become immplementmented policy because in part, the cuts to our defense are too severe and it would affect our national security. but the specifics would have to be addressed at the pentagon. thanks, everybody. ok, i'll take you question. >> there are tens of thousands of people who are...
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this budget cuts an additional $658 billion from the pentagon. even secretary of defense leon panetta earlier said that with sequestration it would hollow out our forces. so certainly this would do even more. with sequestration if we don't replace it, which this budget does not, we are going to see 100,000 fewer soldiers and marines, the navy will likely have to mothball 60 ships, including two carrier battle groups, a quarter of our bombers, we would also see elimination of 250 fighter aircraft, and higher fees for mill -- military health care. that's not providing for the common defense. in addition if sequestration is not overturned like our budget does, then we could see up to 2.1 million jobs cut. they are calling this budget a back to work budget? well, it's actually going to see our men and women in uniform, when they come back from afghanistan, instead of being met with ticker tape parades, they are going to be met with pink slips. it's wrong and we can do better. there are serious ramifications and our budget replaces those cuts. there a
this budget cuts an additional $658 billion from the pentagon. even secretary of defense leon panetta earlier said that with sequestration it would hollow out our forces. so certainly this would do even more. with sequestration if we don't replace it, which this budget does not, we are going to see 100,000 fewer soldiers and marines, the navy will likely have to mothball 60 ships, including two carrier battle groups, a quarter of our bombers, we would also see elimination of 250 fighter...
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as is widely recognized, sequestration over the next 10 years apply to the pentagon budget would only reduce it in inflation adjusted terms to what it was in 2007 a. the most powerful military in the world -- 2007, as the most powerful military in the world engaged in a war in iraq and the challenge in afghanistan. if members of congress pay attention to the facts, they will see a clear path to dramatically reduce pentagon spending without undermining america's position as being the most powerful nation on the planet. and nobody has done a better job of highlighting a path forward, an area of opportunity, than walter pinkus writhing on the pages of the "washington post" over the last couple years as he details the sweep of our nuclear weapons program and the spending trajectory. this morning's latest offering should be required reading for every member of congress and the ones who whine the loutest should be forced to read it -- loudest should be forced to read it twice. he details a vast array of nuclear weapons already deployed, ready to be deployed within 30 minutes, a relic of our
as is widely recognized, sequestration over the next 10 years apply to the pentagon budget would only reduce it in inflation adjusted terms to what it was in 2007 a. the most powerful military in the world -- 2007, as the most powerful military in the world engaged in a war in iraq and the challenge in afghanistan. if members of congress pay attention to the facts, they will see a clear path to dramatically reduce pentagon spending without undermining america's position as being the most...
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and the pentagon's now facing sequestration head-en-- head-on. we we cannot let the new fiscal year go on without passing a defense appropriations bill. there isn't anybody in this house who is more concerned about our nation's involvement in egypt or syria or more upset about the allegations of n.s.a. spying on american citizens than i am. however, we cannot let these issues prevent us from beginning to debate on a bill that ensures the military has its funds that it needs to get the job done. so the choice is between a structured rule and never getting the defense appropriation bill passed or a structured rule vs. passing a defense appropriation bill that actually makes our nation less safe than we are today and i will vote for a structured rule every time. it doesn't mean i think it's a perfect process. but the alternative is unconscionable. the department of funds already is bearing the burden of half of the sequestration cuts which in conjunction with cuts they already sustained will completely hollow out our military. we need this defense a
and the pentagon's now facing sequestration head-en-- head-on. we we cannot let the new fiscal year go on without passing a defense appropriations bill. there isn't anybody in this house who is more concerned about our nation's involvement in egypt or syria or more upset about the allegations of n.s.a. spying on american citizens than i am. however, we cannot let these issues prevent us from beginning to debate on a bill that ensures the military has its funds that it needs to get the job done....
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in the last four years the administration has told the pentagon, the pentagon has come band they have cut out of national defense, $778 billion before they even get to sequestration. each time they acknowledge they increase the risk, f, and their dove information risk is acceptable risk. if you ask them what that means it means how many ships we can lose, planes we can lose, men and women we can lose and still have some probability we'll win the conflict if every single assumption that they make holds true. if you support that definition of acceptable risk, you need to vote for this amendment. but i believe we need to change the definition of acceptable risk and say it means this. when we send one of our men and women into conflict, we have done everything reasonably possible to make sure they have the highest probability possible of returning to the home they are defenting and the families that they love. if you support that definition of acceptable risk, you need to defeat this amendment. with that, madam chairman, i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from virginia yields back. th
in the last four years the administration has told the pentagon, the pentagon has come band they have cut out of national defense, $778 billion before they even get to sequestration. each time they acknowledge they increase the risk, f, and their dove information risk is acceptable risk. if you ask them what that means it means how many ships we can lose, planes we can lose, men and women we can lose and still have some probability we'll win the conflict if every single assumption that they...
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we also have a power vacuum a bit at the pentagon. dick beard retired. i know those positions will be filled soon but it can't be filled soon enough. the groundwork for the 2014 basically constitutional convention of the i.t.u. really starts now. there's a big meeting in geneva in may that will start certificate the tone for that so there's a lot congress can do. >> thank you very much. i appreciate what you do. >> thank you, senator. senator blunt. >> thank you, chairman. chairman genachowski, on the universal service fund, i think 2011, you all initiated a rules making process so that that could be applied and/or transitioned to broadband. one of my concerns about this, i think you'll recall, has been the failure to define appropriately underserved as opposed to unserved. my belief is now that you decided in that rule that underserved was a current carrier that needed to upgrade as opposed to a current competitor, am i right in that? >> two points. i'm not sure. but when we did adopt the comprehensive reform last year, and part of the design principle
we also have a power vacuum a bit at the pentagon. dick beard retired. i know those positions will be filled soon but it can't be filled soon enough. the groundwork for the 2014 basically constitutional convention of the i.t.u. really starts now. there's a big meeting in geneva in may that will start certificate the tone for that so there's a lot congress can do. >> thank you very much. i appreciate what you do. >> thank you, senator. senator blunt. >> thank you, chairman....
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it is certainly true and it has been true from the first year i was in the pentagon in 1962. it is by far the best military acquisition program in the world than it is certainly better than other government agency acquisition programs, some of which have also been involved. >> we grade on a curve there. don't worry. [laughter] >> there are seven things here that lead us in the wrong direction that i want to mention. it's a little confrontational. i do not think there is a legislative way to fix the acquisition. i do think the point made by admiral roughead is extremely important. you have to get the acquisition process, the requirements process working together more seamlessly than the currently do. that would be an important step forward. i do not believe there is a legislative design that can fix the whole matter. it is my experience and the secretary proposition which we had a drawdown that was closer to the 16%, may be in excess of that, there and what is planned for today, that it is very important to look at these two proposals. one is to cut half the programs if it exc
it is certainly true and it has been true from the first year i was in the pentagon in 1962. it is by far the best military acquisition program in the world than it is certainly better than other government agency acquisition programs, some of which have also been involved. >> we grade on a curve there. don't worry. [laughter] >> there are seven things here that lead us in the wrong direction that i want to mention. it's a little confrontational. i do not think there is a...
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pentagon spending has grown very substantially over the last 10 years. my guess is that the combination of fiscal pressures and a need to create military force and ability to project american power around the world in a different way will worst some rethinking of the structure of our military. do the republicans go along with that? guest: the president seems to suggest that part of his legacy will be we did not go to war with iran. we ended two wars. he managed to not get involved with iran. he hinted that that was the legacy he wants. that we would stop the violence from happening without going in. that is one area that is a point of controversy with republicans. host: do his picks for the secretariat of defense statement that? guest: both will be confirmed. kerry is someone who the senators approve of more than secretary rice, who is controversial. senator kerry is much beloved by everyone on capitol hill. john mccain said he would endorse him. that will go through without controversy. both of these men will be confirmed easily. people think the secret
pentagon spending has grown very substantially over the last 10 years. my guess is that the combination of fiscal pressures and a need to create military force and ability to project american power around the world in a different way will worst some rethinking of the structure of our military. do the republicans go along with that? guest: the president seems to suggest that part of his legacy will be we did not go to war with iran. we ended two wars. he managed to not get involved with iran. he...
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-- 9/11 memorial at the pentagon. we assume that was open, it always is. there's no guard. you can walk into that, that memorial. but that's closed. why? is it because we want to make this problem harder for our citizens than it should be? in order for them to get over the idea of reading the bill, knowing what's in it and then asking for redress from their members of congress who represent them. i went to e-verify's site computer nd i saw a program that's in place, it doesn't take a person to run it, it's operating, it's a system, it's connected to all sorts of data systems. yesterday and today it says, alert, e-verify is unavailable due to the federal government shutdown. for more information, please click here. this is what is being done to the citizens of the united to s, to produce the pain the shutdown experience in order to say, uncle, i will give in to a law, yes, it is a law, but a law can always be redressed and changed. and they're asking for us to take the time to look at the affordable care act now known
-- 9/11 memorial at the pentagon. we assume that was open, it always is. there's no guard. you can walk into that, that memorial. but that's closed. why? is it because we want to make this problem harder for our citizens than it should be? in order for them to get over the idea of reading the bill, knowing what's in it and then asking for redress from their members of congress who represent them. i went to e-verify's site computer nd i saw a program that's in place, it doesn't take a person to...
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i only wish some of the missile programs in our pentagon, under the pentagon's jurisdiction, had as low an error rate, had as low of a record of abuse of taxpayer dollars as the snap program has. this is a good program. this is a good program. it can be better. we should make it better. but let me say this. if you want to make it better, then maybe what we ought to have done in the agriculture committee is have a hearing. when people say that there are reforms in the farm bill with regard to snap, i cringe, because how did you get to that number? how did you get to the so-called reform when there wasn't a single hearing in the subcommittee on nutrition? there wasn't a single hearing in the full committee on agriculture. it is important that we make this program as perfect as it can possibly be it is important we try to make sure every bit of abuse and fraud is taken away from this program. but there's a right way to do it. we deliberate. that's what we're supposed to do in congress, to hold hearings, listen to all different sides, listen to how you can improve the program. and then we c
i only wish some of the missile programs in our pentagon, under the pentagon's jurisdiction, had as low an error rate, had as low of a record of abuse of taxpayer dollars as the snap program has. this is a good program. this is a good program. it can be better. we should make it better. but let me say this. if you want to make it better, then maybe what we ought to have done in the agriculture committee is have a hearing. when people say that there are reforms in the farm bill with regard to...
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i will always do my best for our country and those i represent at the pentagon and for all of our citizens. i will always give you my honest and most informed counsel. thank you very much. bid>> thank you for your very kd remarks and the trust you placed in me when asked me to be acting director twice. i have the honor of knowing and working with john brennan for the last 20 years. we have worked particularly closely the last three years. john brennan is an intelligence professional with deep experience in our business. and public servants with extraordinary dedication. a man of deep integrity. with senate confirmation i know he will be in all standing director of the central intelligence agency. john started his career at the cia and spent nearly a quarter century. this is a homecoming. on behalf of the talented and dedicated men and women of cia, it is my deep honor to say "welcome home." >> mr. president, it is a tremendous honor to be nominated to be the director of the central intelligence agency. the women and men of the cia are among the most dedicated, courageous, selfless, and har
i will always do my best for our country and those i represent at the pentagon and for all of our citizens. i will always give you my honest and most informed counsel. thank you very much. bid>> thank you for your very kd remarks and the trust you placed in me when asked me to be acting director twice. i have the honor of knowing and working with john brennan for the last 20 years. we have worked particularly closely the last three years. john brennan is an intelligence professional with...
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the attack on the pentagon on 9/11 revealed gaping holes in even basic communication between the federal government and regional partners. for example, following attack, the federal government allowed early release of all of its work force with zero coordination with local governments. thus creating some of the worst gridlock in the history of washington, d.c. thankfully a proposal to also close metro that day was rejected or the situation would have been even worse. this is not just any region of the country, this is the nation's capital. and the number of federal assets throughout the region demands that the federal government play an active role in coordinating preparedness and response efforts with our local and state partners. in fact, section 882 of the national security act of 2002 specifies the department help assess, advocate for and assist those state and local partners. i'd ask if the chairman of the committee, if it's his intent, the committee's intent, to hold the department responsible for fulfilling those functions without the schedule -- >> would the gentleman yield? mr.
the attack on the pentagon on 9/11 revealed gaping holes in even basic communication between the federal government and regional partners. for example, following attack, the federal government allowed early release of all of its work force with zero coordination with local governments. thus creating some of the worst gridlock in the history of washington, d.c. thankfully a proposal to also close metro that day was rejected or the situation would have been even worse. this is not just any region...
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the pentagon recently announced plans to furlough as many as 800,000 federal civilian workers under the budget control act. these workers will be required to take 14 unpaid days off between now and october. as a result, jpac employees will have to take at least one furlough day a week with no exceptions this will significantly impact their accounting recovery teams which are deployed on operations that last between 35 and 45 days. the p.o.w.-m.i.a. accounting and recovery support act will allow jpac civilian employees to continue these critical missions without unnecessary disruption or delay. i urge my colleagues to join me and representative lynch in supporting this act. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from kansas rise? >> to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> over 100 kansans traveled across the country to take part in the marathon yesterday in bft. we have seen the destruction caused by the cowardly
the pentagon recently announced plans to furlough as many as 800,000 federal civilian workers under the budget control act. these workers will be required to take 14 unpaid days off between now and october. as a result, jpac employees will have to take at least one furlough day a week with no exceptions this will significantly impact their accounting recovery teams which are deployed on operations that last between 35 and 45 days. the p.o.w.-m.i.a. accounting and recovery support act will allow...
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general prioritization away from consideration of large-scale ground operations now going on inside the pentagon for a variety of reasons. there is war weariness. there is resource challenges, etc. that is competing with this idea that we have become a custom to war a contingency focused. dispensed with a number of capabilities and competencies that are more relatives going forward and that we will have to capture those. the issue projecting forward is a key area. forcesre fewer deployed which will require the united states to have an employed -- deployed mentality with all of its ground forces that will be increasingly challenging with all of the forces based in the united states, and in logistics. with the across the board forces variety-- from a wider of actions. protecting those forces will be increasingly important in giving persons across the spectrum of response more ability to protect themselves and conduct operations. finally, one interesting point we came to is that we think that given this idea that operations will be left decisive, the forces will have to become more attuned to the i
general prioritization away from consideration of large-scale ground operations now going on inside the pentagon for a variety of reasons. there is war weariness. there is resource challenges, etc. that is competing with this idea that we have become a custom to war a contingency focused. dispensed with a number of capabilities and competencies that are more relatives going forward and that we will have to capture those. the issue projecting forward is a key area. forcesre fewer deployed which...
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according to the pentagon, about 26,000 service men and women were subjected to sexual assault while serving in this nation's military this past year. in fact, last year congress saw the lackland air force scandal unravel as instructors were accused of engaging in sexual relationships with 32 recruits. earlier this month an air force lieutenant colonel overseeing the sexual assault prevention program was arrested for sexually assaulting a woman while he was under the influence of alcohol. two days ago the pentagon revealed yet another sexual assault allegation against an army sergeant at fort hood who is currently under investigation for multiple charges including prostitution solicitation charges. mr. speaker, we are talking about instructors, about lieutenant colonels, about sergeants, about people who have moved up in the ranks. i believe this highlights the underlying issue of leadership or the lack of in military leaders and we must hold them accountable. and i yield back, thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlelady
according to the pentagon, about 26,000 service men and women were subjected to sexual assault while serving in this nation's military this past year. in fact, last year congress saw the lackland air force scandal unravel as instructors were accused of engaging in sexual relationships with 32 recruits. earlier this month an air force lieutenant colonel overseeing the sexual assault prevention program was arrested for sexually assaulting a woman while he was under the influence of alcohol. two...
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these are massive cuts to the tune of i think around $89 billion that are going to be put on the pentagon and domestic spending. they're dumb cuts. we are not looking at specific programs in evaluating their worth and eliminating some and keeping others. we just like, chop. this is no way to budget for a nation, and i hope we can delay the sequester. but it's coming up soon. republicans have vowed they want even more cuts maybe in addition to the sequester to negotiate, and i think we should remind everybody we've already had $1.7 trillion in cuts and we just did $600 billion in new revenue. that's about $2.3 trillion, mr. speaker, and, you know, how much more -- how much more cutting do we need to do, particularly when we talk about vital programs for americans? so, mr. speaker, i think if we're going to do cuts we should cut things that we really don't need. for example, medicare part d, passed in 2003, prohibits medicare from negotiating drug prices with the pharmaceutical companies. now, the veterans administration does negotiate for drug prices all the time, but medicare is prohibite
these are massive cuts to the tune of i think around $89 billion that are going to be put on the pentagon and domestic spending. they're dumb cuts. we are not looking at specific programs in evaluating their worth and eliminating some and keeping others. we just like, chop. this is no way to budget for a nation, and i hope we can delay the sequester. but it's coming up soon. republicans have vowed they want even more cuts maybe in addition to the sequester to negotiate, and i think we should...
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although the administration has started us down a path to manage pentagon spending in the future, we have barely scratched the surface. there are too many unnecessary bases at home and abroad that should be phased down or closed. there's far too much invested in an antiquated nuclear arsenal which we haven't used in 68 years and contains many, many times more weapons than we would ever need for deterrence. the $700 billion scheduled to be spent over the next 10 years must be reduced dramatically. we have yet to come to grips with the long-term costs of an all-volunteer army and the right balance between reserve and regular forces. until these fundamental issues are addressed, the challenges of the future are going to be difficult to face because we spend too much time and energy and money preparing for the conflicts of the past while we avoid our budget reality. health care expenditures continue to be the greatest overall threat to the budget, but it's not because the united states doesn't spend enough money on health care. . we spend more than anybody else in the world, twice as muc
although the administration has started us down a path to manage pentagon spending in the future, we have barely scratched the surface. there are too many unnecessary bases at home and abroad that should be phased down or closed. there's far too much invested in an antiquated nuclear arsenal which we haven't used in 68 years and contains many, many times more weapons than we would ever need for deterrence. the $700 billion scheduled to be spent over the next 10 years must be reduced...
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a pentagon statement that it would be an accurate to suggest that north korea has a developed and tested nuclear weapon. and in any case, he added the statement read by the member is not an intelligence community assessment. yeah, the piece is worth reading. we can form our own conclusions. but i think it is a very serious issue. regardless of who has helped them develop this capability, they have nuclear weapons at this point. they just do not have the deliverable capability. host: the senator is talking about something in the review and outlook section of the "wall street journal." u.s. officials could underestimating the nuclear threat. there are reports that former basketball player dennis rodman says he would like to go back to north korea. what is the pop-culture element of this? is there a danger? is this good for america to have a citizen going back and forth? is it bad for america? does it matter? dennisi would hope that rodman wants to go back because -- since he was over there a few weeks ago, he has learned so much about the repression, the murder, the slavery, the absolute i
a pentagon statement that it would be an accurate to suggest that north korea has a developed and tested nuclear weapon. and in any case, he added the statement read by the member is not an intelligence community assessment. yeah, the piece is worth reading. we can form our own conclusions. but i think it is a very serious issue. regardless of who has helped them develop this capability, they have nuclear weapons at this point. they just do not have the deliverable capability. host: the senator...
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it protects pentagon spending, but it more than doubles the already deep sequester cut to nondefense discretionary. takes it down to the sequester and then doubles them. those will the -- those are the funds that will provide the seed for important investments that help our economy grow. and short changing that will result in national decline in important investments that have helped us in the past. this plan also proshall-violates our commitment to seniors in a number ways. it reopens the drug doughnut hole. immediately beginning to pile large additional bills on to seniors with high prescription drug costs. it takes a wrecking ball to medicaid, slashing it by $810 billion over 10 years. remember 2/3 of those funds go to seniors and individuals with disabilities. finally, for everyone under 55 who has been paying all their life in the medicare insurance, they will now receive a voucher premium support, call it what you want, that declines in value relative to rising health care costs, leaving them to eat the difference. finally, let's look at how this budget hits its political targe
it protects pentagon spending, but it more than doubles the already deep sequester cut to nondefense discretionary. takes it down to the sequester and then doubles them. those will the -- those are the funds that will provide the seed for important investments that help our economy grow. and short changing that will result in national decline in important investments that have helped us in the past. this plan also proshall-violates our commitment to seniors in a number ways. it reopens the drug...
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thank you for c-span. 75 years spending with the pentagon. i agree 100% with the previous caller. how much of your small business is involved with government contracts? guest: zero. i am a ford dealer. i have another franchise as well. i don't think we're selling anything to the government. we may be. i do not know. it is negligible. if the implication is i am unwilling to cut something that would hurt my business, i will do whatever is necessary to set this country on sound financial footing. we cannot stay on this path. there is a day of reckoning with the amount of debt we have taken on. i will work with senator reid and my democratic colleagues in the house to advance a solution to arrest this trajectory that we are on. host: tim kaine wrote a piece today in "the washington post, " "common ground on guns." what is your position? guest: i congratulate him on his victory and a look forward to working with him. i am a lifetime member of the nra. i hunt and i enjoy the sport. at the end of the day, this is not about hunting. americans have the right for private gun ownership. i be
thank you for c-span. 75 years spending with the pentagon. i agree 100% with the previous caller. how much of your small business is involved with government contracts? guest: zero. i am a ford dealer. i have another franchise as well. i don't think we're selling anything to the government. we may be. i do not know. it is negligible. if the implication is i am unwilling to cut something that would hurt my business, i will do whatever is necessary to set this country on sound financial footing....
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posttraumatic stress disorder medical services and beg and cry to the veterans department and to the pentagon which this grant came from. we cannot abandon our soldiers who have served us well, and i would hope that the grant for this hospital will be continued because texas has been known to have the largest number of returning iraq and afghanistan troops. . that speaks loudly to the question of sequester, and i'm delighted to the president last evening could not have offered more olive branches on economic reform, tax reform, the idea that we can do this budget together. not a sequester, not a self-inflicted wound. it's what we did to ourselves. but more importantly to talk about innovation and growth. something that i have spoken about over and over again as a member formerly of the science committee and now homeland security. where is america's genius? right outside the beltway. why are we dividing ourselves along democrats and republicans refusing to put revenue alongside of cuts? mr. speaker, we are at the bone almost. and sequester that is across-the-board cuts will literally destroy u
posttraumatic stress disorder medical services and beg and cry to the veterans department and to the pentagon which this grant came from. we cannot abandon our soldiers who have served us well, and i would hope that the grant for this hospital will be continued because texas has been known to have the largest number of returning iraq and afghanistan troops. . that speaks loudly to the question of sequester, and i'm delighted to the president last evening could not have offered more olive...
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i'm proud of the partnerships the state department has formed with the pentagon. america's traditional allies and friends in europe and east asia remain in valuable partners in nearly everything we do. we've spent energy strengthening those bonds over the past four years. the un and world bank and nato are still essentials. all of our institutions and relationships check need to be modernized and complemented by new institutions and partnerships that are tailored for new challenges and model to the needs of a variable landscape. like how we elevated the g-20 during the financial crisis or created the climate and clean air coalition to fight short live pollutants like black carbon. or work with parties where we stood up the first global terrorism forum. we are working with organizations. consider the arab league in libya. even the lower mekong initiative that we created to help reintegrate burma into its neighborhood and try to work across national boundaries on whether dams should or should not be billult. ilt. world, people want to actually show up. a secretary s
i'm proud of the partnerships the state department has formed with the pentagon. america's traditional allies and friends in europe and east asia remain in valuable partners in nearly everything we do. we've spent energy strengthening those bonds over the past four years. the un and world bank and nato are still essentials. all of our institutions and relationships check need to be modernized and complemented by new institutions and partnerships that are tailored for new challenges and model to...
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the pentagon was left in charge of managing postwar iraq and defense secretary donald rumsfeld famously underestimated the resources needed to stabilize the country. when lieutenant general jay gardner told secretary rumsfeld that the united states might need to spend billions of dollars to rebuild iraq, rumsfeld responded, quote, if you think we're going to spend $1 billion of our money over there, you are sadly mistaken. well, of course, it was mr. rumsfeld who was sadly mistaken. and the american public who was sadly misled and the iraqi people who sadly suffered from the chaos and destruction unleashed by ideologues who used iraq as a laboratory for a light footprint war. mr. speaker, unfortunately those lost opportunities and tragic mistakes are not behind us. i'd like to take a moment now and yield to my friend and colleague, a woman who has consistently been against the war and has stood for peace all of her life, congresswoman sheila jackson lee. i'd like to yield her as much ime as she may consume. jole jackson lee let me thank -- ms. jackson lee: let me thank the gentlelady fr
the pentagon was left in charge of managing postwar iraq and defense secretary donald rumsfeld famously underestimated the resources needed to stabilize the country. when lieutenant general jay gardner told secretary rumsfeld that the united states might need to spend billions of dollars to rebuild iraq, rumsfeld responded, quote, if you think we're going to spend $1 billion of our money over there, you are sadly mistaken. well, of course, it was mr. rumsfeld who was sadly mistaken. and the...
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it was among the first on the scene on the pentagon on 9/11. it was also dispatched to mississippi and louisiana in response to hurricane katrina. in 2005. and has answered the call for help in multiple states including california, north carolina, texas, florida, kansas, georgia, massachusetts, new york, new jersey, puerto rico, and the virgin islands to name a few. when disaster strikes, whether natural or man-made, domestically or internationally, the usnar teams have rushed to the scene saving countless lives. they are heroic efforts have shown this to be a wise investment that absolutely must be maintained. i urge my colleagues to support the grim-connolly amendment -- grimm-connolly amendment to ensure this successful partnership is sustained. with that i yield back the balance of my time i yield to back, mr. chairman. the chair: the gentleman from virginia yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from -- mr. carter: move to strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman from texas is recognized for five minutes. mr. carter: i acce
it was among the first on the scene on the pentagon on 9/11. it was also dispatched to mississippi and louisiana in response to hurricane katrina. in 2005. and has answered the call for help in multiple states including california, north carolina, texas, florida, kansas, georgia, massachusetts, new york, new jersey, puerto rico, and the virgin islands to name a few. when disaster strikes, whether natural or man-made, domestically or internationally, the usnar teams have rushed to the scene...
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even the pentagon has expressed concerns with new drilling in the area. mr. chair, californians have spoken loud and clear. we do not want more drilling off our shores. i urge my colleagues to join us in striking these harmful and necessary provisions from the bill and support the capps-brownley-lowenthal amendment. i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlelady reserves. for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? mr. hastings: i rise to claim time in opposition. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. hastings: i yield three minutes to the gentleman from california, mr. mcclintock. the chair: the gentleman from california is recognized for three minutes. mr. mcclintock: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. chairman, when juan first sailed up the santa barbara channel in 1542 he noted a massive natural oil slick. that's how vast are california's petroleum resources. today we hear much about the shale oil formation that has produced unparalleled prosperity for north dakota. yet california's monter
even the pentagon has expressed concerns with new drilling in the area. mr. chair, californians have spoken loud and clear. we do not want more drilling off our shores. i urge my colleagues to join us in striking these harmful and necessary provisions from the bill and support the capps-brownley-lowenthal amendment. i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlelady reserves. for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? mr. hastings: i rise to claim time in...
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the pentagon estimates that there were approximately 26,000 victims of sexual assault last year. owever, only roughly 3,600 victims actually filed reports. many individuals don't come forward because they don't have confidence in the military justice system. others don't come forward because they fear reprisal or they believe reporting another service member will negatively impact their own career. this lack of reporting, for whatever reason, demonstrates that we have a real problem. before we can truly understand the scope of sexual assault in the military and how to best confront it, we have to find a way to encourage more victims to come forward. we have to find a way to empower the victims and restore their faith in the military justice system. that's what this bill does. h.r. 1864 strengthens existing military whistleblower protection and seeks to remove many of the fears and stigmas that deter reporting. the bill requires an inspector general investigation into suspected retaliation in response to allegations of sexual assault. this bill also seeks to help create an environ
the pentagon estimates that there were approximately 26,000 victims of sexual assault last year. owever, only roughly 3,600 victims actually filed reports. many individuals don't come forward because they don't have confidence in the military justice system. others don't come forward because they fear reprisal or they believe reporting another service member will negatively impact their own career. this lack of reporting, for whatever reason, demonstrates that we have a real problem. before we...